U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday denounced as “mind blowing” the decision to “continue to willingly participate in the slaughter of Yemeni kids” after members of Congress objected to his amendment to the Defense Appropriation bill that would have put key restrictions on U.S. financial and other support for the Saudi-led bombing campaign. The amendment “would Read More…
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US Senate Votes Against Amendment To Stop ‘Endless’ War In Iraq & Afghanistan
The US Senate has voted 61-36 to kill the amendment, proposed by Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) which would repeal the 2001 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMF) in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Senate can’t repeal the AUMF without replacing it with a new authorization, said Senator John McCain (R-Arizona). “It would mean Read More…
New Senate Bill Targets WikiLeaks, Russia, Independent Press And The First Amendment
With the Russian meddling narrative serving as pretext, the U.S. Senate, embracing the “Pompeo Doctrine,” is moving to stifle and criminalize WikiLeaks and, by extension, any such “dangerous,” transparency-providing entities that threaten to cast doubt upon Washington’s “official stories.” The Senate Intelligence Committee is pushing Congress to label WikiLeaks a “non-state hostile intelligence service,” having Read More…
US Senate to Declare “International Martial Law” Giving the President ‘Unlimited’ Military Powers
Mitch McConnell made a surprise announcement that the Senate is ready to vote for the president to become a virtual military dictator. The U.S. Senate is poised to give President Obama, as well as the next president, unprecedented war powers that amount to declaring martial law upon the entire world. Majority leader Mitch McConnell surprised Read More…